Carving

58-12-3A

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 58-12-3A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kwakiutl (uncertain) | Nootka (uncertain)
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar | Pigment
Description

Cedar base with wolf-like head, legless flat-bottomed body, curved under tail broken off. Cream-colored background paint. Red ears, nose and teeth. Black eyes. Black and red spots on neck and back. Black, red and white wolf-faced serpent-like creature with clawed forelegs painted on one side; wolf-faced serpent-like creature with two curls in place of ears on other side.

Height 22 cm
Length 60 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line Gift of Thomas Evans, 1958

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